Cover for ash-cans.



F. H. DUANE. COVER FOR ASH CANS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20, 1909.

Patented A r. 13, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

INVENTOR FramisHUocmQ TORNEYS P. H. DUANE.

COVER FOR ASH CANS. APIPLIOATION TILED JAN. 20. 1909.

Patented Apr. 13, 19Q9 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

INVENTOR WITNESSES 170cm, WW

ATTORNEYS FRANCIS K. DOANE, or seaanroif, PEnNsYLvAnu.

I COVER FOR ASE-CANS.

Specification of Letters i-a...- I new s in is, 1609.

Application filed January 20, 1909. Serial nb'.' va,aa' z.

State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Covers for Ash Cans, of whic tion.

the following is a specificae This invention relates to a-cover for ash- .barrels, cans and other receptacles, the object of which is to prevent the escape of dust or to confine the dust generated when dump l .ing ashes and other dust generatin material into a receiving barrel or receptac e.

; The invention resides in the novel features diconstruction set forth in the following specification and claims and illustrated in the annexed drawings in which Figure '1 shows a front elevation .of a cover embodying this invention. Fig. 2

- shows-a perspective view of the chute and its mechanism applied to the said. cover.

Fi 3.is-a sectional elevation of the cover an chute the doors bein closed. Fig. 4 is a view like Fig. 3 the oors of the chute being open.

In this drawing the letter a indicates a 3 band or receptacle and b is the cover hav I hinge .to the chute at ing a' handle 0. The cover is rovided with a chute d suitably inclined an with avity closing or automatic door 6 applied: by a In advance of the door e is another gravityor self closing door' g hinged at h and provided with a lmk or am i. To'the bottom part of the chute is pivoteda hinge or fulcrum part In of ,a lever mechanism one arm of which is shown at m having a slidin engagementwith'the arm or lmk '5. Int is fulcrum k or in the wire forming the fulcrum is a loop or dent 0 which when the door g is shut as shown in I Fig. 3projects. into the path of a shovel or container carryin ,the ashes to be dumped into a'bar'rel. Vi fen the shovel p is intro- -=duced into the chtite it contacts with lever arm 0 so as to swlng the arms n and i to carry the door g to open position. The

being'then emptied into the'chute d wil'lby their-we ht press-open tlie-do0r e 0 and pass-into the arrel or receptacle,

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door and hinged to What I claim is l. A cover for ash cansan'd the like comprising an'inclined chute with -a gr'av1ty closin door, a second gravity closing door place in advance of-the first door and provided with a link, a lever .fulcrumed to the bottom part of the chute provided with an arm engaging said link and a second arm placed in advance of a container made to ntroduce ashes into said chute. v.

2. A cover forash cans and the like comprising an inclined chute with 'agravity closin door. a' second gravity closing door plac in. advance ofthe first mentioned the upper part of said chute a link extended from said second door -a lever fulcrumed to the bottom part of the 1 chute and having an arm made to on age said link, the fulcrum artof said lever av- -ingan arm portion p aced in the path of a shovel made to introduce, ashes into said chute.

3. A cover for ash cans and the like comprising an inclined chute with a'gravity closng door at its out-let portion another gravity closin .door at its in-let portion and provided wit a link and a lever made to engage the link and having its fulcrum portion formed of awire with a bent portion forminghan arm made to extend into the path of 3| 5 ovel or the like 'made to introduce'ashes into the chute.

4. A cover for; ash cans and the like comprising a chuteewith dgeor more'self closmg doors, a lever in the chute 'inthe ath of the receptacle contain' duced: -t

erein'to-anda k connection between said lever and one of the doors, said. 'link'being. made tov open the 6. 0 8 the leve'r is-actuated by;the receptaele containing;

the'introducedfmaterial.

In testimo 'ywhe" of I have hereunto fl my hand in the presenceiof-two subscribing? witnesses.

Witnesses:

Wmmam E. B'A'Ns'an,

Br-arson.

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